Social Welfare Act 2020

Illness benefit - reduction in number of waiting days

5. (1) Section 40(2) (amended by section 4(1)(a) of the Act of 2013) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of “3” for “6”.

(2) The amendment to section 40(2) of the Principal Act effected by subsection (1) comes into operation on 1 March 2021 as respects a period of incapacity for work, within the meaning of section 40 of the Principal Act, the first day of which occurs on or after 1 March 2021.